New northwest (Deer Lodge, Montana): vol. 10 no. 18

The Mormon Cargo.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—There arrived yes-terday 160 Mormons, ten of whom were elders, of whom the chief is Geo. Barber. There were a great many families among them and a few very old persons, whom the missionaries did not want to separate from their relatives. The converts were of the best class that have arrived this season. They are natives of England, Scotland, and Wales, a few Scandinavians, however, being scattered among them. They were all dressed in winter apparel. These converts to Mormonism are principally mechanics, miners and laborers, the representation of farmers being very small. In conversation with Elder Barber, he said the Mormon country welcomed mechanics and miners, as there were very few of this class in the Ter-ritory. Their young men have an aversion to trades and as a general thing follow farming for a living. The Elder said that during the season 10,000 Mormon converts had been sent to Utah, and that the party under his charge would be the last batch for this year. He claims the Mormon mis-sionaries had to pay the most of their ex-penses themselves. The converts will start this afternoon for Salt Lake, where they will be distributed throughout the numer-ous settlements.

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The Mormon Cargo.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—There arrived yes-terday 160 Mormons, ten of whom were elders, of whom the chief is Geo. Barber. There were a great many families among them and a few very old persons, whom the missionaries did not want to separate from their relatives. The converts were of the best class that have arrived this season. They are natives of England, Scotland, and Wales, a few Scandinavians, however, being scattered among them. They were all dressed in winter apparel. These converts to Mormonism are principally mechanics, miners and laborers, the representation of farmers being very small. In conversation with Elder Barber, he said the Mormon country welcomed mechanics and miners, as there were very few of this class in the Ter-ritory. Their young men have an aversion to trades and as a general thing follow farming for a living. The Elder said that during the season 10,000 Mormon converts had been sent to Utah, and that the party under his charge would be the last batch for this year. He claims the Mormon mis-sionaries had to pay the most of their ex-penses themselves. The converts will start this afternoon for Salt Lake, where they will be distributed throughout the numer-ous settlements.